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Can a simple thread really have an impact when worn on the body? Sadhguru offers a comprehensive insight into the tying of sutras, weaving together the tradition and lore as well as the yogic science and significance.
只是戴一根线在身上，对人真的有影响吗？Sadhguru（萨古鲁）在本文中把传统，传说，以及瑜伽科学和意义结合起来，针对系戴sutras，提供了一种综合性的洞见。
Sadhguru: Sutra literally means thread. The word is also used in the sense of being a formula or a basis, like the Yoga Sutras and the Shiva Sutras. Let us look at the science of it. Let’s say I held a copper plate in my hand for a minute, and then you were to touch this copper plate. If you are a little sensitive, you will feel it reverberate in a completely different way. But a plate will not be able to retain this energy. If the same copper was shaped differently, it would hold the reverberations much longer. The form and the material have a significance.
Sadhguru（萨古鲁）：Sutra，字面上的意思是线。人们也用这个词来指代一种准则或基础的形成，像瑜伽经和Shiva（湿婆）经。让我们来看看它的科学。比如我现在手里拿着一个铜盘子一分钟，然后你来触碰这个铜盘子。如果你有一些敏感，你就会感觉到它在以一种完全不同的方式振动。但是盘子不能保存这种能量。如果同样是铜，但是有着不同的形状，它保存这种振动的时间就能长得多。形状和材料都有其重要性。
Modern science is beginning to recognize the fundamental design of things in existence. For example, there is a similarity between the patterns that flowing water forms and the patterns that happen on sand in a desert. There is also a direct connection between how a river flows and how the human system manifests. The fundamental design of everything in existence is the same. Things only differ in complexity and sophistication. Certain forms are able to hold energy much longer than others. In this context, an ellipsoid is the best form. A perfect ellipsoid is able to store energy for five to ten thousand years, which is an eternity in human experience.
现代科学已经开始认识到存在中各种事物的根本设计。例如，流水的形态和沙漠中沙子的形态有相似的模式。河流流动的方式和人体系统的表现有直接联系。存在中一切的根本设计都是一样的。区别只在于复杂和精细程度。相比其他形状，有一些形状能够更长时间地留存住能量。从这个角度来说，椭圆是最好的形状。一个完美的椭圆能够储存能量5000到10000年，对于人类来说，这就是永恒。
Materials to Store Energy
储存能量的材料
We can energize different types of material – silk for example. If you wear a sari that has been energized in a certain way at Linga Bhairavi, it can leave you completely blissed out, just because the cloth has been at Linga Bhairavi for some time. Silk, raw cotton, and copper are very good in terms of absorbing energy. Mercury is the best. But you should only use mercury if you have the necessary level of sadhana.
我们可以给不同的材料注入能量——比如丝绸。如果你穿一件在Linga Bhairavi（灵伽贝拉维庙）以某种方式注入了能量的纱丽，它可以让你处于全然狂喜之中，只是因为这块布料在女神庙里放置了一段时间。丝绸、生棉和铜是很好的吸收能量的材料。水银是最好的材料，但只有当你有了必要程度的修持之后，才能使用水银。
Cotton thread is used as a material to hold energy because it is commonly available, inexpensive, and it works pretty well for a period of time. To enhance its ability to absorb energy, we use certain other materials, such as turmeric.
棉线是用来储存能量的一种材料，因为它非常普遍、平价，并且在一段时间内相当管用。为了提升棉线吸收能量的能力，我们加入一些其它材料，比如姜黄。
Immunity From Within and Without
向内和向外的免疫力
The full value and magic of turmeric are yet to be understood by modern societies. One thing is, it removes minor infections from the digestive system, and a certain amount of turmeric and ghee will make the skin glow. The glow is not just of a cosmetic nature. Turmeric purifies the aura.
现代社会还没有了解姜黄的全部价值和魔力。姜黄的一个作用是，它能解除消化系统的轻度感染，一定量的姜黄和酥油能使皮肤发亮。这种发亮不是化妆的效果。姜黄净化人的aura（光环）。
The immune system does not function just from within. Your immunity also depends on the layer of energy you create around you. Turmeric creates a certain vibrancy around you, which changes the nature of the aura, causes a glow, and enhances your immunity. Another aspect of turmeric is that you can transmit energy through it effortlessly. Turmeric greatly enhances a thread’s ability to absorb energy. Turmeric is what makes a thread into a sutra.
免疫系统不仅仅在人的内在工作。你的免疫力也取决于你在周围创造出的能量层。姜黄在你周围创造出一定的振动，这种振动改变你的aura（光环）的本质，制造了光晕，进而提升你的免疫力。姜黄的另一个作用是，你可以通过它毫不费力地传导能量。姜黄能大大提升一根线吸收能量的能力。姜黄把线变成了sutra。
Different Purpose, Different Preparation
不同的目的，不同的准备
According to the purpose, we can create different kinds of sutras – in simple ways or complicated, sophisticated ways. It needs to be prepared in a particular way in order to function as intended. A mangal sutra for example, the sacred thread that married women used to wear in this culture, is about binding two people together. Once a month, women would smear turmeric on their mangal sutra, and once a year, they would change the thread. The thread used to be of a certain type of material and was prepared by someone who knew how to do it. Today, instead of wearing a sacred thread, they are wearing a thick gold chain. What used to be a science has become a symbolism over a period of time. What used to be symbolism has become ridiculous nonsense after some time.
根据不同的目的，我们可以创造出不同种类的sutra——以简单的方式，或复杂精微的方式。为了达到想要的作用，它需要以特定的方式准备。比如，mangal sutra（译者注：一种项链）——即过去已婚女性佩戴的圣线，是为了把两个人绑在一起。女人们每月一次把姜黄涂在她们的mangal sutra上，并且每年换一次线。这种线曾经是以一种特定材料制成的，并且是由那些熟知其道的人来准备它。今天，人们不再佩戴圣线，取而代之，他们戴粗大的金项链。经过一段时间，曾是一种科学的东西变成了一种象征。一段时间之后，曾是一种象征的东西又变成了荒谬的闹剧。
For certain other purposes, it has to be an intelligent thread that functions the way we want it to. To give a few examples – there is a thread around the Adiyogi Linga in the Adiyogi Alayam. For Linga Bhairavi, we have removed the thread. But there is always a thread around Vanashri at the Dhyanalinga, which is changed periodically. They are all made differently. The normal process of preparing a thread takes a certain period of time – sometimes thirty to forty days. If they have to be made instantly, it costs a certain amount of life.
针对一些其它目的，它得是一根能以我们想要的方式运作的“有智慧”的线。举几个例子——在Adiyogi Alayam（译者注：位于Isha瑜伽中心的Adiyogi大殿）有一根绕着Adiyogi灵伽的线。在Linga Bhariavi（灵伽贝拉维女神庙）里，我们拿走了那条线。但是，在Dhyanalinga（迪阿纳灵伽），总是有一根线围绕着Vanashri，这根线是定期更换的。这些线全都是以不同的方式制造的。准备一根线的正常过程需要一定时间——有时是30-40天。如果它们需要被马上制造出来，就会耗费一定量的生命。
A sutra is like the body, just the physical basis – the energy is something else.
一条sutra就像人的身体，只是个物质基础——能量是另一回事。
There was a particular situation a few years ago when I was travelling, and I had to create some threads without going through the regular preparation, and I did not do the necessary work with myself afterwards that needs to be done so that it would not affect me. The next day, I could barely walk, which is something that has hardly ever happened in my life. I am not someone who gets giddy anywhere, whether you put me in a giant wheel, a rollercoaster, or you spin me around. But that day, I was wobbling because I had to create the threads instantly.
几年前我在旅行的时候，遇到一个特殊的情况，我需要在没有常规准备的情况下制作一些线，事后也没有采取必要的措施让自己免受影响。第二天我几乎都不能走路了，这种情况我的一生中几乎没发生过。我是一个在任何地方都不会头晕的人，不管你是把我放到一个大车轮里，过山车上，还是你拖着我转圈。但是那天，因为要马上造出一些线，所以整个人都在颤抖。
Essentially, a sutra is a medium. We could use something else, but a thread is an easy and handy way to do it. It serves the purpose and lasts for a sufficient period of time. Let us say if someone is on a sadhana for six months, we will tie a certain type of thread. If I put someone on a three-year sadhana, I tie a different type of thread, because it must last three years. Otherwise, if a thread alone does not last long enough, we will add some other material to it, so that it will last longer.
根本上来讲，sutra是一种媒介。我们可以用其他东西，但是用线来做是一种容易、方便的方式。它能满足目的，并有效地持续一段的时间。假设一个人要进行六个月的修持，我们就会给他系上一种特定的线。如果我让一个人修持三年，我会给他系上另外一种线，因为这种线必须能持续三年时间。否则的话，如果一根线本身不能持续足够长的时间，我们就会给它添加其他材料，好让它能维持更长时间。
A sutra is like the body, just the physical basis – the energy is something else.
In yoga, we are using the physical only as a base, which is the nature of creation. Even your physical body is only a platform. It is not the real thing. That is the way the whole existence is made. However, in modern societies, we have fixed certain parameters which are purely physical and so we are trying to limit the whole existence to physicality.
一条sutra就像人的身体，仅仅是个物质基础——能量是另一回事。在瑜伽里，我们把物质身体仅仅作为一个基础。整个创造的本质就是如此。你的物质身体仅仅是一个平台。它并不是最核心的。整个存在就是这样被创造的。但是，在现代社会中，我们解决了纯物质性的一些要素，并试图把整个存在局限于物质性之中。
How Shiva Created Veerabhadra
Shiva是如何创造Veerabhadra的
There is an incident in the yogic lore where Shiva used a sutra to create a being. Once, Daksha – the father of Shiva’s first wife Sati – was performing a yagna, a sacrificial fire. Sati was present there, however Shiva was not. During the yagna, Daksha said something insulting about Shiva. Unable to bear the humiliation, Sati went into the sacrificial fire. When Shiva came to know that she immolated herself because of the disgrace that they caused to her, he got so incensed that he pulled out one of his dreadlocks, whacked it on a stone, and Veerabhadra, a mystical soldier, came into existence.
在瑜伽传说中有一个关于Shiva用一根sutra创造出一个生命的故事。发生了这样的事：Shiva第一任妻子Sati的父亲Daksha表演了一种yagna（火祭）。Sati也在那儿，但是Shiva不在。在表演期间，Daksha说了一些侮辱Shiva的话。Sati因为无法承受这种侮辱而跑进了火焰中。当Shiva得知Sati因他们给她造成的侮辱而烧死自己的时候，他愤怒至极，拔出自己的一根辫子猛砸在石头上，然后一个神秘的士兵——Veerabhadra就出现了。
Shiva let him loose, and Veerabhadra went and slaughtered over one thousand people who were attending the yagna and did not do anything to prevent Sati’s death. Shiva said, “My wife walked into the fire. No one thought it is even something that they should have stopped. You just sat there and watched.” He said, “Every one of you must die,” and Veerabhadra impaled Daksha.
Shiva放出Veerabhadra，然后Veerabhadra就去屠杀了一千多人，这些人参加了火祭，却没有做任何事来阻止Sati的死。Shiva说，“我的妻子走进了火中。却没有人想过他们本该做点什么来阻止。你们只是坐在那儿旁观。”他说，“你们所有人都得死”，然后Veerabhadra刺死了Sati的父亲Daksha。
Different Types of Sutras
不同种类的Sutra
Shiva used his own hair to create Veerabhadra. If a sutra is organic, raw, and it has turmeric and is wet, then in a matter of a few seconds, you can make it like a part of your body. A sutra is a thread that puts something together. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras are only the thread. According to the competence of whoever handles this thread, they may put mud beads, pearls, diamonds, or their life on it. There are many things that can be strung with a thread. Depending on what part of the body we have to tie the thread – suppose we have to put it around your waist or your neck – it has to be made in different, more elaborate ways. A sutra around the arm is the simplest thing, because it is for a very specific, limited purpose. If it has a more elaborate purpose, more elaborate preparations need to be done.
Shiva用他自己的头发创造了Veerabhadra。如果是一根有机的、生的、湿润的并且抹了姜黄的sutra，那么就几秒钟的时间，你就能把它变成像是自己身体的一部分。sutra就是把一些东西结合在一起的一根线。Patanjali（帕坦伽利）的瑜伽经就是一根线。取决于不同人处理这根线的能力——一个人可以把泥珠子、珍珠、钻石放在上面，或者他可以把自己的生命投入其中。有很多东西可以用线穿起来。取决于我们要把线系在身体的哪个部位——假设我们要把它绕在你的腰或脖子上——它需要以一种不同的，更复杂的方式来制作。做一根绕在胳膊上的sutra是最简单的事，因为它是为了非常具体，有限的目的。如果它有更加复杂的目的，就需要更加精细的准备。
The Intelligence of Inanimate Things
无生命事物的智慧
Even so-called inanimate things are functioning in a specific manner. If you were to sow the same seed in different places, it would grow and turn out differently according to the quality of the soil, the atmosphere, and a whole lot of other factors. The soil may be inanimate, but it has its own characteristics. It functions the way it wants to function.
甚至所谓的无生命的事物都在以特定的方式工作。如果你在不同的地方播撒同样的种子，根据土壤品质的不同，空气的不同以及很多其它因素，它们会以不同的方式生长，并且结出不同的果。土壤可能是无生命的，但是它有自己的特点。它以自己想要的方式在运作。
There is a different kind of intelligence in inanimate things. Modern societies understand intelligence only as intellect and thought process. But you cannot really figure out anything through the thought process. What is happening organically in your body is way beyond the thought process, but we do not recognize this intelligence. We think intelligence means only certain types of thoughts. A sutra is an intelligent thread that we can make in such a way that it functions for a certain time with a specific purpose.
在无生命的事物中有一种不同类型的智慧。现代社会把智慧仅仅当作智力和思维。但你其实无法依靠思维来搞明白任何事。在你体内正有机地发生着的事是远远超越思维的，但是我们没有认识到这种智慧。我们认为智慧只是指某种类型的思维。sutra是一种通过打造后可以在一定时间内起到特定作用的有智慧的线。
Love&Grace,
Sadhguru
爱与恩典
萨古鲁
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